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Oh my God? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/m...

I say this every couple of years it seems like but the writers are coked out of their minds

Good boy, Hurricane. 15/10 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...

This seems quite bad. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/c...

Babe, wake up, new source of blind existential terror just dropped. www.newscientist.com/article/2468...

Awful: Numerous scientists and researchers were just fired at NIH's center for treating Alzheimer's, sources tell me. They fear Trump-Musk cuts could dramatically set back our ability to treat dementias. New reporting from me here: newrepublic.com/article/1917...

I saw this, realized it’s been ~20 years since Pope John Paul II died, and felt very old.

Latest @politico.eu read from yours truly charting the many UK copycats to Elon Musk's DOGE. From the Waste Files to the Spectator Project Against Frivolous Funding and Shadow Doge, the X owner's venture is gaining traction on this side of the pond. www.politico.eu/article/elon...

"They’re scared shitless about death threats and Gestapo-like stuff." www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

We saw the "Moonwalkers" presentation at Lightroom in London last spring, and a big component of Tom Hanks' narration involves looking forward to the Artemis program. So much hope and optimism. This is a gut punch.

NEW: The director of data science and engineering for what is now known as the US DOGE Service has resigned. "If DOGE truly was concerned with efficiency, they wouldn’t have fired experts in procurement," she writes, "who prevent waste up front." This is by @makenakelly.bsky.social

If you, like me, are an ancient Egyptian nerd, this is pretty cool: the tomb (but not the mummy!) of Hatshepsut’s brother-husband. www.bbc.com/news/article...

"We save taxpayers billions!" : "I saved the household thousands by not paying the mortgage!" :: "Trump will end the war in Ukraine" : "I ended the mugging by handing over my wallet."

BREAKING: Nonprofits sue over Trump's anti-diversity, anti-trans executive orders, alleging they violate the First Amendment & equal protection guarantees, are void for vagueness, exceed the president's authority, & violate the Administrative Procedure Act. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The fine folks at @newscientist.com have an incredibly cool cover out this week, tackling a simple question: "When?" www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

I said earlier, when talking about the BS claim that Politico was subsidised by USAID, that kneecapping Politico Pro was a great way to decrease transparency around and awareness of legislation, regulation and procurement. I stand by that.

Elon Musk's Starlink mega constellation beams internet from space, but will Europe care? 🚀📶 With solid broadband coverage and low prices already in place, cracking this market won’t be easy for satellite internet providers. 👇

From the beginning of time to the origins of life, our "when" special series tackles the timing of crucial events and the surprising new discoveries we are making about them

*extreme Professor Farnsworth voice* Good news, everyone! www.newscientist.com/article/2468...

JUST IN: Another medical horror story in an affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from DC. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse — but was too late. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

The best part of this story about varied sewer fauna is that raccoons steal the researchers' surveillance cameras. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/s...

Surveys before, early on in and towards the end of the covid-19 pandemic suggest that although older people's well-being dipped in 2020, it increased once virus-related restrictions in England were lifted

Any pause in fighting in Ukraine would allow Russia to rebuild its forces and launch a confrontation with EU countries, Latvia's state security service warned today, as US President Donald Trump launches peace talks with the Kremlin.

The couple behind me in this Much Ado show are debating how many stars to give Jonathan Bailey’s Richard II. She wants to give it 2/5, he thinks she’s being harsh. I am riveted.

When I say I’ve been looking forward to this for months. Finally time for Much Ado with Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell.

Headlines from today: Vice President Vance Accuses European Leaders of Censoring Free Speech White House Bars Associated Press From Spaces Like Oval Office and Air Force One

The White House barred AP reporters. The Pentagon evicted news outlets. Vance and Musk attacked a reporter on social media. The FCC is probing NPR, PBS, CBS and others. It's a shameful attempt to intimidate the media, chill unfavorable reporting, and pressure reporters into complying in advance.

Captivating read on the battle over the Murdoch empire in NYT. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/m...

New from me: Some federal workers say they are moving all but the most innocuous conversations from platforms like Facebook or text messages to Signal, fearing tech companies will turn over their data to the Trump administration. www.theverge.com/news/610951/...

Israel likely to attempt to strike Iran in coming months, warns U.S. intelligence. wapo.st/41aXblB

Breaking: Second Royal Society fellow resigns over Musk’s membership More than 750 scientists, including multiple fellows, criticise academy’s lack of action www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...

Donald Trump has lobbed a financial hand grenade into NATO. Now the alliance's members are scrambling to figure out how to respond. 👉 www.politico.eu/article/dona...

NEW: The General Services Administration, staffed at its upper levels by Elon Musk associates, plans to sell 500-plus buildings—some of which house government agencies and the offices of US senators. This one from @leahfeiger.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/gsa-se...

The topline of this article about popular restaurants in London is that people love Dishoom, but I also want to point out that Popeyes turns up twice in the top 20. www.timeout.com/london/news/...

Don't read the replies to this if you have any sort of liquid in your mouth. The choking hazard is real.

BBC just released damning research on AI assistants' news accuracy. Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐 www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social

We've got a great special report on quantum computing this week. First up, @kpc.bsky.social runs through all the big players in this growing industry, and asks who will be the first to make a machine that actually does something useful? www.newscientist.com/article/2467...

A European Union plan to rein in the most advanced artificial intelligence models is in peril after Google and Meta executives criticized the draft rules.

EXCLUSIVE: Candidates for national security roles in the new administration have been posed loyalty questions, such as: Was Jan. 6 an inside job, and Was the 2020 presidential election stolen? They were asked to give straight "yes" or "no" answers. Here's our story. wapo.st/3EF3aWN

Took the plunge and got premium access to @oliverdarcy.bsky.social's @status.news. Only wish I'd done it sooner.

SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.